Gemtree

Travel NT Information Destination Guide

Northern Territory, Australia Travel

Gemtree is a popular destination not only for the locals, but for the fans of
fossicking. As the Gateway to the gem fields of Central Australia, you will join
fellow fossickers on tag-along tours in search of garnets and zircons.

Gemtree
also offers the opportunity for some great bird watching, especially in the
early morning and late afternoon. Some of the bird life spotted there include:
Budgerigars, Galahs, Wedge-tailed Eagles, Whistling Kites, Zebra Finches, Crested
Pigeons, Mulga Parrots, Ring-necked Parrots, Magpie-larks, White-plumed
Honeyeaters, Red-capped Robins etc.